…to producers of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, dairy, hogs, fresh sweet cherries and shelled almonds. FSA will issue payments based on the producer’s certified total production of the MFP…
Almond Update: Critical Information on California’s Water Landscape
…The event is free and you can find out more at almonds.com/upcomingevents. About the Author Taylor Hillman Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 3, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management Minute…
California Almond Acreage Increases in 2018
…this increase, almond growers remain committed to continuous improvement, finding ways to responsibly produce more almonds to meet global and domestic demand (30% of total shipments of California almonds are…
Almond Matters: Prepping for Navel Orangeworm Management
…that are flying.” For almonds, the most harmful generation is the third generation which typically coincides with hull split when the nuts are vulnerable to damage. Maintaining diligence with trapping…
USDA Opens Application Portal for New ReConnect Rural Broadband Infrastructure Program
…be announced later this year. For additional information about the ReConnect program, see page 5981 of the February 25, 2019, Federal Register (PDF, 230 KB) and page 64315 of the Dec. 14,…
Weak Honey Bee Colonies May Fail From Cold Exposure During Shipping
…and shipped across the country multiple times to pollinate crops like California almonds. But within days of arrival, some of these colonies will have few if any honey bees left…
Census Reports California Operating Farms are Down
…U.S. in agriculture sales and NASS Pacific Region Director Gary R. Keough says that’s something to be proud of. Listen to the report below. Census Reports California Operating Farms are…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…in the MPP-Dairy for 2018. Dairy Margin Coverage Program: On March 28, 2019, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) revised monthly price survey reports to include prices for high-quality alfalfa hay…
2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
…and changes down to the county level,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “While the current picture shows a consistent trend in the structure of U.S. agriculture, there are some ups…
Almond Update: Industry Standards Led to Produce Safety Rule Discretion
…(FSMA). Almonds were included in that and Almond Board of California’s Tim Birmingham said it’s good news for the industry and awards producers for food safety standards already in place….
How to Harvest Your Homegrown Dill
…that beautiful aroma though. Dill may be most famous as a flavoring for pickles and fish. But it can also be chopped fresh into a salad, used for dill vinegar,…
Second Largest Final Grape Crush Report in Nearly A Decade
…Statistics Service (NASS) showed that the 2018 crush totaled more than 4.5 million tons, an increase of just over six percent from 2017. The data takes into account all the…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
…in the country at the time. That project alone generated nearly 15 percent of the energy needed for the company’s pistachios and almonds processing facility. The company also installed rooftop…
USDA Census of Agriculture One Week Away
…website at www.nass.usda.gov. Available now in preparation for data release are three videos featuring NASS subject matter experts explaining the importance of the Census, what’s new in this Census, and…